Tseng Ming-chung | |
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| 曾銘宗 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| Secretary-General of the Kuomintang | |
Acting | |
| In office 15 January 2020 – 18 March 2020 | |
| Chairman | Lin Rong-te (Acting) Johnny Chiang |
| Preceded by | Tseng Yung-chuan |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chien-lung |
| Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission | |
| In office 1 August 2013 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Vice | Wang Li-ling, Huang Tien-mu |
| Preceded by | Chen Yuh-chang |
| Succeeded by | Wang Li-ling |
| Political Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2012 – July 2013 | |
| Minister | Chang Sheng-ford |
| Succeeded by | Wu Tang-chieh |
| Administrative Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Minister | Lee Sush-der Christina Liu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1959 (age 64)[1] |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang (since 2016) |
| Alma mater | National Chung Hsing University National Taipei University |
Tseng Ming-chung or William Tseng (Chinese: 曾銘宗; pinyin: Zēng Míngzōng; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as Deputy Minister of Finance, chaired the Financial Supervisory Commission, and as an elected member of the Legislative Yuan.
Education
Tseng obtained his doctoral degree in business administration from National Taipei University.[2]
Political career
As deputy minister of finance, Tseng commented on the amendment to raise the tax and health and welfare surcharge on tobacco in early May 2013. He stated that the move would result in a loss of NT$610 million in tax revenue but it will bring in an extra NT$25 billion in income used for health and welfare funds.[3]
He was named the Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan on 1 August 2013.[4]
Tseng was elected to the Legislative Yuan through the proportional representation ballot in 2016, as a member of the Kuomintang.[5] Prior to the election, he was an independent.[6]
References
- ↑ "數位網路報: 曾銘宗宦海浮沉". hanreporter.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China-Tseng,Ming-chung-Brief Introduction". 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ministers agree to raise tobacco duties". Taipei Times. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ "Defense chief exits in Cabinet reshuffle". China Post. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ Lin, Liang-sheng (1 February 2016). "Ninth legislature to vote on speaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "KMT Party List for At-Large Legislative Candidates Partially Revealed". Kuomintang News Network. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
